The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has called on media owners to ensure journalists are safe and have support to fight online abuse. It believes the hostile environment faced by journalists is a direct attack on freedom of expression. George Charamba, the press secretary in the Office of the President of Zimbabwe and permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information,…
Sanef has condemned "abusive and intimidatory" behaviour toward a news crew covering an EFF protest.EFF members reportedly chased away an eNCA crew from a mall in Cape Town. Sanef has appealed to the EFF to uphold the principles of the country's Constitution. The South African National Editors' Forum (Sanef) has condemned "abusive and intimidatory behaviour" toward an…
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato was "appalled" at attacks on a vehicle for the disabled this week.The City also condemned an attack on a News24 journalist who was covering a protest.Eskom and Dial-A-Ride have withdrawn from volatile areas until it is safe to return.Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato on Tuesday condemned attacks on a News24…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to